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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
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, both this and that
The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, both top and bottom.
1) Is the adjective phrase (modifying seats) in bold correct here?
Shouldn't it be like this:
The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, and on both the top and bottom.
2) Is there something special about phrases with both that allow it to end the sentence and to be separated from the clause by a comma in a truncated version?
I see it written often like this, but I don't quite understand it.
Thanks
1) Is the adjective phrase (modifying seats) in bold correct here?
Shouldn't it be like this:
The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, and on both the top and bottom.
2) Is there something special about phrases with both that allow it to end the sentence and to be separated from the clause by a comma in a truncated version?
I see it written often like this, but I don't quite understand it.
Thanks
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English 1b3 The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, both top and bottom . How about: The double-decker bus has only ten seats on each side of both decks. This eliminates the comma.
- English 1b3 The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, both top and bottom .
- How about: The double-decker bus has only ten seats on each side of both decks.
- This eliminates the comma.
- English 1b3 The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, and on both the top and bottom .
- I won't call this version wrong but I am inclined to say it is not grammatically sound.
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English 1b3The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, both top and bottom.
How about: The double-decker bus has only ten seats on each side of both decks. This eliminates the comma.
English 1b3
The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, and on
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1. The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, both top and bottom.
2. The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, and on both the top and bottom.
Sentence 1 is fine as is. I don't see sentence 2 as an improvement.
2. The double-decker bus only has ten seats on each side, and on both the top and bottom.
Sentence 1 is fine as is. I don't see sentence 2 as an improvement.
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